George Karvelas is by trade an Architect Engineer and an educator. He is also an avid woodworker by passion and has completed many hand-built projects during the past years. He holds a Diploma Degree in Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens and a Master in Architectural Design from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. Since 1990 he is the founder of George Karvelas Architects. As of 2010 he has joined forces with Olga Ioannou to form Ioannou-Karvelas Architects. He has taught extensively Building Construction at the University of West Attika and at the School of Architecture, University of Patras. Since 2021 he also works as a Practice Docent at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft.